Cultural critic David Shields wants to change the way we think about art.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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One of the most enduring questions about Coke is does it contain cocaine? Or did it used to? Bart Elmore has the answers.
What if you could take a pill or download netware to supercharge your brain? Physicist Michio Kaku says augmented intelligence and memory playback systems are the future of brain science.
Cary Sudler returns to his ancestral home to apologize to the black members of his family for the injustice of slavery.
Aubrey Ralph explains his enthusiasm for the Society for Creative Anachronism, or SCA.
Journalist Andrew Sullivan tells Steve Paulson why he thinks Americans must stand up for their country now.
Abram de Swaan is a Dutch sociologist who studies the politics of language. He tells Steve Paulson that English is the worldwide language of business and diplomacy, though many wish it weren’t.
Alex Stone is a magician with a degree in physics. He performs a magic trick over the radio and explains how it works.
To hear one of Alex Stone's favorite bar tricks, listen here.
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